Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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HC STREP A CULTURE
Philadelphia, PA
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Fox Chase Cancer Center’s median price of $11 is 18% below the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 43% of the 2,569 hospitals reporting CPT 87081. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 21 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Bcbs Nj medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 3 | Clover medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.03 | $7.03 | $7.03 – $7.03 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare dsnp/medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.02 | $8.02 | $8.02 – $8.02 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.09 | $8.09 | $8.09 – $8.09 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.35 | $8.35 | $8.35 – $8.35 |
| 7 | Oscar pennsylvania health plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.95 | $9.95 | $9.95 – $9.95 |
| 8 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.36 | $11.36 | $11.36 – $11.36 |
| 9 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage select 65 facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.36 | $11.36 | $11.36 – $11.36 |
| 10 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $18.27 | $18.27 | $18.27 – $18.27 |
| 11 | Bcbs Pa hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $23.47 | $23.47 | $23.47 – $23.47 |
| 12 | Bcbs Pa ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $26.04 | $26.04 | $26.04 – $26.04 |
| 13 | Bcbs Pa temple member facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $26.04 | $26.04 | $26.04 – $26.04 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nj indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $33.56 | $33.56 | $33.56 – $33.56 |
| 15 | Bcbs Nj managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $33.56 | $33.56 | $33.56 – $33.56 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nj ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $33.56 | $33.56 | $33.56 – $33.56 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $76.96 | $67.12 | $13.60 – $126.24 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $99.57 | $86.84 | $17.59 – $163.32 |
| 19 | Aetna first health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $99.57 | $86.84 | $17.59 – $163.32 |
| 20 | Bcbs Pa indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $121.17 | $105.67 | $21.41 – $198.75 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $279.46 | $243.73 | $49.38 – $458.41 |
Last updated: Apr 8, 2026
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